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11 hours ago · 1918 – 1920 1918 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated. Third-deadliest disaster in United States history. 116,000: 1957 – 1958 1957–1958 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated. Fourth-deadliest disaster in United States history. 100,000: 1968 1968 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide
11 hours ago · v. t. e. The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest population of Jews in the world. [9]
11 hours ago · The 1st Cavalry Regiment remained assigned until it was transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division on 20 August 1921. The 7th, 8th, and 10th Cavalry Regiments were transferred on 13 September 1921, although the assignment of the 10th Cavalry Regiment to the 1st Cavalry Division was controversial because the transfer violated the Jim Crow laws.
11 hours ago · Louth, Lincolnshire was represented for the shortest time, a total of 4 years and 3 months, by Thomas Wintringham from June 1920 to his death in August 1921, then by his widow, Margaret, from the by-election in September 1921 to the general election in October 1924. Couples who served separately as MPs before marriage but not together after
11 hours ago · Lou Gehrig. Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig / ɡɛərɪɡ /; [1] June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him ...
11 hours ago · Figure skating (in 1908 and 1920) and ice hockey (in 1920) were featured as Olympic events at the Summer Olympics. The IOC desired to expand this list of sports to encompass other winter activities. At the 1921 Olympic Congress in Lausanne , it was decided to hold a winter version of the Olympic Games.
11 hours ago · Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. of the Wrigley Company acquired the Cubs in 1921. It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926, before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927. The stadium currently seats 41,649 people and is the second stadium to be named Wrigley Field, as a Los Angeles ballpark with the same name opened in 1925.
